“But alas, the critical and commercial failure of the Tom Cruise-starring The Mummy movie, starring Sofia Boutella as the eponymous sarcophagus-dweller and Russell Crowe as the Nick Fury-Esque Dr. Jekyll, killed the whole thing long before it could even become a disappointingly dull cinematic universe like the other high-profile attempt to do the Avengers thing. Now, Mummy director Alex Kurtzman—who was also one of the architects of the Dark Universe itself—is speaking out about the film, telling the podcast Bingeworthy (via The Hollywood Reporter), ‘[The Mummy] was probably the biggest failure of my life, both personally and professionally.’” Read more at The A.V. Club Dreamwork’s latest animated flick, The Bay Guys, made a surprising debut atop the box office this past weekend. At the same time, other original films such as The Northman and The Unbearable Weight of Massive talent failed to live up to expectations. Read more at Box Office Mojo Aesop Rock’s “Long Legged Larry” makes its second debut as a free downloadable game for mobile. “Around this time last year, longtime collaborators Aesop Rock and Jeremy Fish presented Long Legged Larry, an altruistic and particularly well-abled frog, who hops from place to place looking to help ease folks’ troubles. Larry made his world debut across multiple platforms: as a song, a stop-motion animated music video, and as a beautiful beanbag toy with sick shorts and a big beard. Today, Larry’s multimedia incursion into the world has cleared yet another hurdle, manifesting a free downloadable game for iOS and Android developed by Logan Hoelscher and inspired by Jeremy Fish’s artwork and the aforementioned video by Rob Shaw. Users play as the heroic namesake frog, using his extraordinary hopping skills to save a few newfound friends in need. This game offers two difficulty levels to choose from and many challenges to overcome as you valiantly hop your way through multiple levels of danger and obstacles, many of which harken back to the song’s original storylines.” Read more here Ewan McGregor rewatched the Star Wars prequel movies for the first time since the trilogy’s release in preparation for his return as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Read more at The Mary Sue After battling against Jim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik for two straight movies, Sonic the Hedgehog is set to face a much different challenge in the third film of his series. “Sonic the Hedgehog 2 brought in more of the franchise’s lore that Sega has been building on over the years; not just in the form of the Blue Blur’s friends Tails (Colleen O’Shaughnessy) and Knuckles (Idris Elba), but Master Emerald that serves as the driving force behind several Sonic games. With a third film and Knuckles spinoff already greenlit, the question among fans has naturally become what other elements from the games will be incorporated into future live-action material. And if you saw the film’s post-credits scenes, you already know that the third film is going to bring in one of the franchise’s biggest players.” Read more at Gizmodo NBA star Zion Williamson teases an upcoming collab between his Jordan Brand shoes and the popular anime Naruto. Read more at Hype Beast
